softening O rings
i have a WE 1911 gas airsoft pistol. it is probably one of the finest airsoft pistols on the market, but recently the magazine has been leaking. i took it apart, took out the fill valve, gave it an intense coating of silicone oil, then put it back together. (this was a major leak by the way) and it pretty much took care of the problem, but it seems like it only completely seals 75% of the time, if it doesnt seal i have to fill it back up. the problem lies with the sealing face. it works exactly like a check valve. the only thing i can think of to make it seal better is to somehow soften the O ring. i think i got kinda hard from the cold gas going into it. this O ring is super tiny, only about 1/16 inch wide, but thats what seals the valve and without it the entire mag is useless. other than an ultra heavy coat of oil, how else can i make it seal better?
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Can you readily access o'rings? If so why not just buy a new one?
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simply put, no, not of that size, its rediculously small. the O ring appears to be normal, it just im not sure why it doesnt seal. its more of a gasket than an O ring, but at the same time it looks more like an O ring than a gasket, if that makes sense.
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Well it kinda does. To improve the seal on a break barrel airgun, what i did was remove the o'ring and placed a packer under where the o'ring sits. That was with one about the size of your little finger nail though. I suspect that it could not be done in this case - in short, your screwed, up sh!t creek without a paddle, stuck between a rock and a hard place, etc etc.hi wrote:simply put, no, not of that size, its rediculously small. the O ring appears to be normal, it just im not sure why it doesnt seal. its more of a gasket than an O ring, but at the same time it looks more like an O ring than a gasket, if that makes sense.
America, the greatest gangster of all time. With 200 million odd foot soldiers at it's whim and call.
When you fill your car with refined oil remember that it has been paid for with blood and guts, some from your own countrymen, most not.
When you fill your car with refined oil remember that it has been paid for with blood and guts, some from your own countrymen, most not.